Thursday, March 28

[gottawonder]

Today I am grateful for:

Getting a nice phone call from a friend of mine, just to talk for awhile. It's nice that someone actually called ME!

A pretty nice day, weather-wise.

Getting some new rubber boots. My old ones had some holes in them, and I was getting wet feet with all the water lying around.

Going to a pottery meeting, which was less about getting anything done today, but more about learning how to make decisions as a group, from one potter's husband who does group facilitation for a living. We are doing this because of the one instructor who has become increasingly difficult in our meetings. She wants everything to be done her way, acts like a victim if things aren't done her way, and takes everything personally. She doesn't seem to want to meet anyone partway, and is not interested in compromise. What was really sad, is that she managed to pout and sulk all through this meeting as if she were a victim, because I think she understands that this will likely be the end of her getting her way through outbursts and manipulation. So, this process is less about people "getting their way" and more about working out as a group, what is needed and what priority exists, and so on. There's a whole process about organizing options and identifying needs and goals, and how to assess the group's feelings and not just vote on it, or have one individual dominating the process. I hope it works.

Getting groceries. I take great pleasure in having the means to buy food, and to enjoy the wide range of food that modern stores carry.

My husband is home. It was nice to be able to chat with him about our day before he went to bed.